16 January 202616 January 2026 Developing CO₂-Based PLGA for high performance packaging Avantium has developed an alternative PLGA polymer synthesis technique with reactive solvents that facilitate removal of water and in this way reduce the hydrolysis back reaction that limits the molecular weight
CO₂-Derived Plastics Advance Toward Automotive Commercialization A recent report from Japanese news publication, Nikkei, highlights growing momentum in the commercialization of CO₂-derived plastics for automotive applications, including components evaluated by Volkswagen
Rheinmetall cooperates with German technology champions to build production facilities for CO2-neutral synthetic fuel for military use In the future, Rheinmetall intends to enable armed forces to produce their own fuel locally and independently of global fossil fuel supply chains
Rheinmetall kooperiert mit deutschen Technologiechampions für den Bau von Produktionsanlagen von CO2-neutralem synthethischem Kraftstoff für den militärischen Bedarf Rheinmetall will den Streitkräften künftig ermöglichen, ihren benötigten Kraftstoff dezentral und unabhängig von globalen Lieferketten fossiler Energieträger selbst zu produzieren
Innovative Start-Ups Honored at the ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2025 – Power2Polymers from Germany wins top prize After a close jury decision, Power2Polymers from Germany secured the ISC3 Innovation Challenge Award 2025, endowed with €15,000, for more sustainable and high-performance polymer products for specialty applications, enabling product carbon footprint reduction by 40%
15 January 20269 January 2026 Artificial metabolism turns waste CO2 into useful chemicals Engineered enzymes perform metabolic reactions that do not exist in nature
Bundesförderung Industrie und Klimaschutz (BIK) – Förderung von CCU und CCS Für Forschungseinrichtungen, Unternehmen, Kommunale Einrichtungen, Hochschulen
14 January 20268 January 2026 Overshoot: Rückkehr zu 1,5°C erfordert netto-negative Emissionsziele Für klimapolitische Vorreiter wie die Europäische Union (EU) bedeutet dies, dass »Netto-Null« nicht mehr als Endpunkt, sondern nur als Übergangspunkt auf dem Weg zu netto-negativen THG-Emissionen betrachtet werden muss, begleitet von der Entwicklung neuer politischer Instrumente
Overshoot: Returning to 1.5°C Requires Net-negative Emissions Targets For frontrunners such as the European Union (EU), this will require reframing “net-zero” as a transitional stage towards net-negative GHG emissions, and developing policy instruments that are able to deliver this
12 January 202612 January 2026 Monthly News from the Renewable Carbon Initiative (RCI), December 2025 December Highlights: RCI is New Member of the Critical Chemicals Alliance, OK renewable Label, Upcoming Exciting Projects, New Partner Molecule Group (US), Upcoming 10th ECP
9 January 20266 January 2026 Graphene membranes show promise for cheaper CO₂ capture Researchers at EPFL have modelled how a new graphene-based membrane material could cut the energy use and cost of capturing CO₂ from power and industrial plants
Spotlight on Formic Acid A synthetic key enzyme enables the conversion of CO₂ into raw materials via formic acid
Ameisensäure im Fokus Ein künstliches Schlüssel-Enzym eröffnet die Umwandlung von CO2 über Ameisensäure zu Rohstoffen
6 January 202619 December 2025 Celanese Achieves ISCC Carbon Footprint Certification for POM ECO-C Grades, Expanding Circular Economy Leadership This certification is the result of Celanese’s major investment in Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology at its Clear Lake, Texas facility - one of the world’s largest active CCU plants
5 January 202619 December 2025 Unless we rapidly ramp up CO₂ removal, climate neutrality by 2045 will be scarcely achievable To limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, current global levels of CO₂ removal must be at least doubled by 2050
CO₂-Entnahme: Ohne schnellen Hochlauf ist Klimaneutralität bis 2045 kaum erreichbar Für eine Begrenzung der globalen Erwärmung auf 1,5 Grad muss die heutige weltweite CO₂-Entnahme bis 2050 mindestens verdoppelt werden
19 December 202517 December 2025 A new approach to carbon capture could slash costs Chemical engineers have found a simple way to make capturing carbon emissions from industrial plants more energy-efficient
16 December 202515 December 2025 Artificial Intelligence Reshaping Recycling AI has already become a core enabler in industrial recycling
12 December 202511 December 2025 CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 – Vorläufiges Programm jetzt verfügbar Führendes Branchenevent zu Carbon Capture und Utilisation (CCU) am 28.–29. April 2026 in Köln und online mit Schwerpunkt auf Strategien für grünen Wasserstoff, wettbewerbsfähige E Kraftstoffe und CO₂ basierte Polymere und Materialien
CO2-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026: Preliminary Program Now Available Leading global event on Carbon Capture and Utilisation to discuss green hydrogen strategies, cost-competitive e-fuels, CO₂-to-polymers and materials in Cologne and online on 28–29 April 2026
Nobel Prize for MOFs: Nanostructures enable large-scale extraction of carbon dioxide from the air Thanks to their structure, MOFs are ideally suited to extract gases such as CO₂ or water vapor in confined spaces, or to catalyze chemical reactions
Nobelpreis für MOFs: Durch Nanostrukturen lässt sich in großem Stil Kohlendioxid aus der Luft holen Mit ihrer Struktur sind MOFs ideal dafür geeignet, Gase wie CO₂ oder Wasserdampf auf kleinstem Raum abzuscheiden oder chemische Reaktionen zu katalysieren
Commission adopts rules and launches initiatives to boost carbon removals and carbon farming in the EU The European Commission has adopted rules to implement the EU-wide voluntary certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming. This will be boosted further by three initiatives announced in the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy
A new certificate for the renewable carbon economy: ‘OK renewable’ from TÜV AUSTRIA This unique new label shows for the first time the share of fossil carbon in manufacturing and/or in products that has been replaced by biomass, CO₂ and recycling, and expresses it as a single, easy-to-understand product property
9 December 20255 December 2025 The challenge of sourcing sustainable CO2 for e-fuels T&E commissioned ERM to carry out a study looking at CO2 transportation for e-fuels production in Europe
8 December 20255 December 2025 HY2GEN Norwegian Project Reaches Milestone Sauda municipal council approved zoning plan for the Iverson Renewable Ammonia plant
Die Hafenstadt Oulu wird zum größten E-Fuels-Hub im Ostseeraum Das deutsche Unternehmen Hy2gen hat sich einen strategisch günstigen Standort in Vihreäsaari im Hafen von Oulu im Norden Finnlands gesichert, um dort eine neue Anlage zur Herstellung von erneuerbarem Wasserstoff und synthetischen Kraftstoffen zu bauen
4 December 20253 December 2025 From CO₂ to ski wax boxes: NG Nordic and SWIX partner to turn captured carbon into new sports innovation The partnership brings together NG Nordic’s pioneering Carbon2x technology, which converts captured CO₂ into sustainable raw materials, and SWIX’s innovation leadership in high-performance, PFAS-free ski products
3 December 20253 December 2025 Call for Innovations Open for CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 Prestigious “Best CO2 Utilisation” Innovation Award invites pioneering submissions by 6 February 2026
Aufruf zur Einreichung von Innovationen für die CO₂-based Fuels and Chemicals Conference 2026 gestartet Wegweisende Beiträge zu dem renommierten Innovationspreis „Best CO₂ Utilisation“ können bis zum 6. Februar 2026 eingereicht werden
1 December 202526 November 2025 Greenlyte launches world’s first LiquidSolar™ e-fuel plant, marking industrial breakthrough for synthetic energy The total engineering to inauguration phase took less than 12 months and the final build-out of the plant less than three months
28 November 20251 December 2025 Latest nova Market and Trend Reports on Advanced Recycling, Mass Balance and Attribution (MBA), Bio-based Polymers and Alternative Naphtha 8 December 2025 – 14:00-15:30 CET - Online and free of charge
MCi Carbon unveils scale-up breakthrough at COP30 MCi Carbon returns to the world’s most watched climate summit to invite industry partners to run industrial trials using its CO2-to-materials technology named 'MYRTLE'
From air to plastic: Norsk e-Fuel and Braskem partner to turn captured carbon into long-lasting product This partnership aims to accelerate the development of plastics derived from carbon that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere
27 November 202526 November 2025 Renewable Materials Conference 2026 — Save the Date: 22–24 September in Siegburg/Cologne (Germany) Defossilisation through innovation: Early bird registration, exhibition and workshop booking, as well as submissions for abstracts and innovations for the "Renewable Material of the Year 2026" award are now open
Renewable Materials Conference 2026 – Termin vormerken: 22.–24. September in Siegburg/Köln (Deutschland) Defossilisierung durch Innovation: Frühbucherregistrierung, Anmeldung für die Ausstellung und die Workshops, sowie die Einreichung von Abstracts und Innovationen für den Innovationspreis „Renewable Material of the Year 2026” sind ab jetzt freigeschaltet
26 November 202525 November 2025 New Technology Extracts CO2 from the Atmosphere With a novel process, CO2 can be captured from the air with reduced energy consumption
Neue Technologie holt CO2 aus der Atmosphäre Durch ein neuartiges Verfahren kann man mit verringertem Energieaufwand CO2 aus der Luft abscheiden
Monument Chemical Launches Poly-CO2®: High Performance Polyols from Captured Carbon The company is the first US manufacturer to produce CO₂ polyols based on renewable carbon technology from Econic Technologies
25 November 202519 November 2025 Popping the cork on new low-cost carbon capture method The process uses water and pressure to remove carbon dioxide from emissions at half the cost of current methods
Sprudel für Klima: Forscher beschreiben super simple CO2-Falle Nur mit Wasser und Druck soll ein an der Texas A&M University entwickelter Prozess die CO2-Emissionen zu den halben Kosten entfernen
24 November 202520 November 2025 Launch of EMB Future Science Brief on Monitoring, Reporting and Verification for marine Carbon Dioxide Removal An international working group of thirteen researchers has presented its findings and clear recommendations on the Monitoring, Verification and Reporting for mCDR activities
Kawasaki Heavy unveils Japan’s biggest ‘air carbon removal’ pilot, plans megatonne system by 2030 Kawasaki aims to scale the system to a commercial unit capable of capturing 500,000 to 1 million tonnes annually by 2030 - one of Asia’s largest announced DAC deployments
21 November 202519 November 2025 DP CleanTech wins contract for revolutionary 50MWe biomass cogeneration project in Spain La Robla Green Project in Castilla y León is a landmark initiative set to reshape Europe’s renewable fuels landscape
20 November 202514 November 2025 From waste to asset: Turning ethanol production CO₂ into jet fuel Manufacturing sustainable aviation fuel with CO₂ byproducts of ethanol production could reduce carbon intensity by more than 80% compared to fossil fuels
19 November 202514 November 2025 CEM Biofuture Platform Initiative launches Declaration on Sustainable Chemicals and Materials The Declaration outlines a shared international vision to foster the use of bio-based, recycled, and captured carbon feedstocks
LanzaTech Secures €40 Million EU Innovation Fund Grant for first-of-its-kind integrated CCUS project in Norway By utilizing CO rich furnace gas from the ferroalloy production process, this project strategically links carbon capture and utilization (CCU) with carbon capture and storage (CCS)
Recycling CO2 into bioingredients: towards synthetic photo/litho-mixotrophy Advances in carbon capture and gas fermentation technologies enable the sustainable production of one-carbon (C1) and C2 organic molecules, such as formate and acetate, by recycling CO2 and organic wastes
18 November 202512 November 2025 The Realistic Future Of Carbon Capture: Pure Streams, Right Locations, Smart Uses The point is to use it only where it is the lowest cost path to real emissions cuts - capture is not a giant chemical plant bolted on top of another plant
17 November 202511 November 2025 STEROPE: Pioneering Europe’s new model of carbon circularity and industrial decarbonization Transforming industrial CO₂ into sustainable fuels for aviation, maritime and chemicals through innovation, industrial symbiosis and real-scale refinery integration